It was a design on paper five years ago. An empty shell in need of electronics in 2019. Then tucked inside the trunk of a SpaceX Dragon capsule and launched toward the International Space Station on ...

Nanoracks' Bishop Airlock was jolted to life Tuesday at 4:37 p.m. The airlock, launched into space on Dec. 6 and attached to the International Space Station on Dec. 19, had been powerless until then.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station is now sporting a shiny new piece of ...

"It’s a lot like on a submarine when you’re going out into the water, except the difference is you’re going out into the vacuum of space." A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to carry what will soon ...

NanoRacks and Boeing are designing the new airlock to be used on the ISS and then moved to a future commercial space platform, Jeff Manber, NanoRacks chief executive, told SpaceNews. Credit: NanoRacks ...

Nanoracks is completing work on its Bishop airlock, which will launch to the International Space Station later this fall on a SpaceX Dragon cargo mission. Credit: Nanoracks WASHINGTON — As Nanoracks ...

Later this year, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will take off from central Florida, carrying a large metal cup destined to be attached to the outside of the International Space Station. The hardware is a ...

An equipment airlock that was launched in 2010 has finally reached its intended home, a Russian module added in 2021. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.